ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO RIZZOLI - Education & Training

Since 1974 we have held the Course on Musculoskeletal Pathology first started by Prof. Mario Campanacci with Prof. W.F. Enneking as Visiting Professor.  In the following years the Course Directors were Prof. Mario Mercuri, Dr. Piero Picci, and Dr. Franco Bertoni, with, for many years, Dr. D.S. Springfield as visiting Professor, alternated to Prof. H. Mankin, Mirra, D. Vanel, P. Hogendorn, M. Gehbardt, and F.H. Sim. In 2012 the Course has reached its 25rd Edition. The Course sees the participation of 80-100 attendees, half of whom come from abroad.
The Course is now organized by the following from Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli with some Visiting Professors.
Organizers
• Marco Alberghini, MD, Pathology
• Pietro Ruggieri, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery
• Piero Picci, MD, Oncology
• Daniel Vanel, MD, Radiology
Course Directors
• Nicola Fabbri, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery
• Marco Manfrini, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery
It consists in a 5-day update on bone and soft tissue tumors, with particular emphasis on clinico-pathologic and radiologic correlations and includes practical studies at the microscope. It is structured to be addressed to orthopaedic surgeons, oncologists, pathologists, radiologists and basic researchers. The aim of course is to improve knowledge and competence for these diseases in a multidisciplinary team.
The Course starts each morning with the discussion and correction quizzes on the topics discussed the day before. At the end of each session plenty of time is dedicated to the discussion of cases with the participation of the audience. During the Course, microscopes are available to study pathological slides. The last day participants are grouped to into a several multidisciplinary teams and are given an unknown case to stage and discuss in front of the audience.

The official language is English with no translation.